Sushant Lok along with the rest of Gurugram is facing a significant environmental challenge: horticulture waste. Our colony has always been a green area full of trees and plants, and residents have made constant efforts to create green areas in parks and green belts.
However, with this growth comes the inevitable by-product of waste, posing a threat to the environment and risk of fire due to the heat. Heaps of dry leaves have been gathered in different spots within the colony and no one is taking the responsibility to take care of them.
Besides the risk of fire, which has happened earlier as well, this accumulation of organic waste can be a breeding ground for pests and pathogens, posing health risks to residents.
The SLRWA must follow up with the MCG to send horticulture waste collecting tractors regularly. An agency could also be hired by the MCG that will compost this waste by either collecting it or creating a composting mechanism within the colony.
Residents need to come forward as well, many initiatives have been taken up in other colonies where residents have created basic composting pits in the parks or in empty plots. The only thing to take care of is regular maintenance of these pits so that the composting process is handled properly.
